All Private Client Solicitors articles – Page 46
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FAQMeet the Private Client Solicitors Section advisory committee
The committee supports the development of the future strategy of the section and enhancement of the services already offered to members. Committee members and their brief biographies are below.
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FAQContact the Private Client Solicitor Section
Membership If you have a question about joining the Private Client Solicitor Section, renewing your membership or accessing your section benefits, contact our operations team. Email: msadmin@lawsociety.org.uk Feedback Let us know if you have feedback on the Private Client Solicitor Section, such as suggestions for future topics or ways ...
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Analysis
Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals Foundation Trust v LM
An application was made by the NHS Trust for a declaration that it would be lawful to withhold a blood transfusion from LM, a gravely ill 63-year-old female Jehovah’s Witness.
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NewsLaw Society publishes new practice note on international aspects of mental capacity
The new practice note deals with some of the issues that may arise in private international law when an individual living or owning property abroad loses mental capacity
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News
Private Client Section e-newsletter September 2014
Featuring the Elderly Client conference, dates for the upcoming seminar series, an FAQ on applying for probate if the original will is missing, and Lesley King on DOTAS and the Inheritance and Trustees’ Powers Act 2014
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AnalysisStrengthening the DOTAS rules
Lesley King discusses the government’s consultation on strengthening the DOTAS regime, including proposals to significantly increase IHT reporting requirements, and how the Inheritance and Trustees’ Powers Act 2014 amends claims made under the Inheritance Act 1975.
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OpinionDo it yourself
Private Client Section chair Simon Leney fears the rise in applications for lasting powers of attorney may lead to further abuses of process if the solicitor is cut out
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FeatureSharp relief
The Court of Appeal decision in Mitchell has had widely reported repercussions for litigators around relief from sanctions, but what are the particular issues for contentious private client practitioners? Charlotte Searle explains
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FeaturePower to the people
The Inheritance and Trustees’ Powers Act 2014, expected to come into force next month, represents one of the most significant changes to intestacy and family provision law in a generation. Elizabeth Cooke and Spencer Clarke explain what it will mean in practice
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FeatureMeek: who shall inherit?
Sheree Green reports on the latest chapter in the long-running litigation over the estate of Gladys Meek, and her two deputies’ mis-spending of her estate
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FeatureAnnual Conference 2014: The technical side of life policies and pensions
This workshop, given by Paul Garwood and Luke Brooks, mainly focused on how pensions can be accessed at retirement, and the death benefits that become due, both before and after a pension has been vested
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FeatureAnnual Conference 2014: Elderly client issues
In this workshop, Helen Clarke looked at recent changes related to mental capacity and the Court of Protection, and the value and importance of lasting powers of attorney for health and welfare
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FeatureAnnual Conference 2014: Contentious inheritance issues
In this workshop, Miranda Allardice examined recent probate and negligence case law, with reference to best practice guidance in the Law Society’s Wills and Inheritance Protocol.
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FeatureAnnual Conference 2014: Offshore issues for onshore practitioners
In this workshop, Jo Summers looked at some of the offshore issues that may affect onshore private client practitioners, including non-residents investing in the UK and UK clients who invest offshore
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FeatureAnnual Conference 2014: Maximising and getting value out of professional relationships
In this workshop, Susanne Pugsley explained why networking is important, and how to get the most out of it.
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FeatureAnnual Conference 2014: Trusts – practical administrative tips in today’s world
In this workshop, Gill Steel looked at recent changes to trustees’ powers and duties and to trust taxation
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FeatureAnnual Conference 2014: Capital ideas
At the Private Client Section annual conference, Chris Whitehouse provided an extensive update on recent and upcoming capital tax changes, from the proposed new settlement nil-rate band, to the increasing focus by government on tax avoidance
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FeatureAnnual Conference 2014: In the public eye
At the Private Client Section annual conference, public guardian Alan Eccles spoke about the process of change at the Office of the Public Guardian, from its new digital service to raising public awareness of mental capacity issues